diff --git a/StikJIT/Resources/announcements.json b/StikJIT/Resources/announcements.json
deleted file mode 100644
index eed6227..0000000
--- a/StikJIT/Resources/announcements.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": 1,
-    "title": "Welcome!",
-    "body": "Thank you for using StikDebug. Stay tuned for updates.",
-    "date": "2025-06-04",
-    "time": "12:00",
-    "visible": true
-  },
-  {
-    "id": 2,
-    "title": "New Feature",
-    "body": "Announcements are now shown on the home screen.",
-    "date": "2025-06-04",
-    "time": "12:30",
-    "visible": true
-  }
-]
diff --git a/StikJIT/Utilities/AnnouncementManager.swift b/StikJIT/Utilities/AnnouncementManager.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index eecce84..0000000
--- a/StikJIT/Utilities/AnnouncementManager.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-
-struct Announcement: Identifiable, Codable {
-    let id: Int
-    let title: String
-    let body: String
-    let date: String
-    let time: String
-    let visible: Bool
-}
-
-class AnnouncementManager {
-    private static let announcementsURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/0-Blu/StikJIT/main/StikJIT/Resources/announcements.json"
-
-    static func fetchAnnouncements(completion: @escaping ([Announcement]) -> Void) {
-        guard let url = URL(string: announcementsURL) else {
-            completion([])
-            return
-        }
-
-        URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, response, _ in
-            guard let data = data,
-                  (response as? HTTPURLResponse)?.statusCode == 200,
-                  let announcements = try? JSONDecoder().decode([Announcement].self, from: data) else {
-                DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                    completion([])
-                }
-                return
-            }
-
-            let visibleAnnouncements = announcements.filter { $0.visible }
-
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                completion(visibleAnnouncements)
-            }
-        }.resume()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/StikJIT/Views/AnnouncementCard.swift b/StikJIT/Views/AnnouncementCard.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d6f710..0000000
--- a/StikJIT/Views/AnnouncementCard.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import SwiftUI
-
-struct AnnouncementCard: View {
-    var announcement: Announcement
-    @AppStorage("customAccentColor") private var customAccentColorHex: String = ""
-
-    private var accentColor: Color {
-        if customAccentColorHex.isEmpty {
-            return .blue
-        } else {
-            return Color(hex: customAccentColorHex) ?? .blue
-        }
-    }
-
-    var body: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-            Text(announcement.title)
-                .font(.headline)
-                .foregroundColor(.primary)
-            Text(announcement.body)
-                .font(.subheadline)
-                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-            Text("\(announcement.date) \(announcement.time)")
-                .font(.caption)
-                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-        }
-        .padding()
-        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-        .background(Color(UIColor.secondarySystemBackground))
-        .overlay(
-            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)
-                .stroke(accentColor, lineWidth: 2)
-        )
-        .cornerRadius(16)
-        .shadow(color: Color.black.opacity(0.08), radius: 3, x: 0, y: 2)
-    }
-}
-
-#Preview {
-    AnnouncementCard(
-        announcement: Announcement(
-            id: 0,
-            title: "Title",
-            body: "Body",
-            date: "2025-01-01",
-            time: "00:00",
-            visible: true
-        )
-    )
-}
diff --git a/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift b/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift
index c8229e8..cdd0562 100644
--- a/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift
+++ b/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import UniformTypeIdentifiers
 
-// Load announcements from remote JSON
-import Foundation
-
 extension UIDocumentPickerViewController {
     @objc func fix_init(forOpeningContentTypes contentTypes: [UTType], asCopy: Bool) -> UIDocumentPickerViewController {
         return fix_init(forOpeningContentTypes: contentTypes, asCopy: true)
@@ -35,8 +32,6 @@ struct HomeView: View {
     @State private var isImportingFile = false
     @State private var showingConsoleLogsView = false
     @State private var importProgress: Float = 0.0
-
-    @State private var announcements: [Announcement] = []
     
     @State private var pidTextAlertShow = false
     @State private var pidStr = ""
@@ -65,23 +60,14 @@ struct HomeView: View {
                     Text("Welcome to StikDebug \(username)!")
                         .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .rounded))
                         .fontWeight(.bold)
-
+                    
                     Text(pairingFileExists ? "Click connect to get started" : "Pick pairing file to get started")
                         .font(.system(.subheadline, design: .rounded))
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                         .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                 }
                 .padding(.top, 40)
-
-                if !announcements.isEmpty {
-                    VStack(spacing: 12) {
-                        ForEach(announcements) { announcement in
-                            AnnouncementCard(announcement: announcement)
-                        }
-                    }
-                    .padding(.horizontal, 20)
-                }
-
+                
                 Button(action: {
                     
                     
@@ -217,14 +203,10 @@ struct HomeView: View {
             checkPairingFileExists()
             // Don't initialize specific color value when empty - empty means "use system theme"
             // This was causing the toggle to turn off when returning to settings
-
+            
             // Initialize background color
             refreshBackground()
-
-            AnnouncementManager.fetchAnnouncements { loaded in
-                announcements = loaded
-            }
-
+            
             // Add notification observer for showing pairing file picker
             NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
                 forName: NSNotification.Name("ShowPairingFilePicker"),